BCS Certificate in Business Analysis Practice

Please note, this course does not include the exam in the cost. To book the exam and take it at the end of your course, please book on code BAPEXwith one of our team.

Business Analysts are increasingly required to extend themselves beyond their traditional role of developing and maintaining IT systems. They need the capability to understand the business strategy, use proven techniques to analyse the business area, and identify changes to business processes needed to meet internal and external challenges.

This course develops the skills needed to work with senior business and IT staff to analyse and model business activities. Delegates will learn how to investigate business problems, and how to identify and recommend appropriate creative solutions. At the end of the course delegates may sit an examination to attain the BCS Business Systems Development Certificate in Business Analysis Practice.

Candidates with special examination requirements should consult the BCS web site (www.bcs.org) for their Special Needs policy. Please note that the BCS must be advised at least four weeks in advance of any special requirements.

Following your exam you will be sent an email from BCS asking you to register for your exam. Once you have registered and your exam results become available then you will be able to log back into your account and view your results.

Prerequisites

There are no prerequisites for attending this course. This course is designed for anyone wishing to acquire the knowledge and skills needed to be a Business Analyst and/or acquire the BCS diploma in Business Analysis. Delegates wishing to acquire the skill set required for analysing and addressing business problems and wishing to attain the BCS Business Systems Development Certificate in Business Analysis Practice would benefit from attending this course.

BCS allow additional time for candidates who have a disability or whose native language differs to that of the examination paper. Full details are provided in the BCS Reasonable Adjustments Policy which is available to view on the BCS website. If you believe you qualify for this then please notify the Exam Administration team on the details below as early as possible. At least two weeks' notice will be required for processing this request. Delegates failing to advise QA and provide evidence when requested, may not be allowed the additional support offered via the BCS policy. QA Exam Administration can be contacted by email exam.admin@qa.com or by phone 44(0) 1793 696162

Delegates will learn how to

At the end of this course you will be able to:

Describe how a business strategy is developed

Use strategic analysis techniques

Describe the need for project discipline

Explain techniques to investigate an organisation's business systems

Describe an approach to improving business systems

Explain the importance of stakeholder management and use a stakeholder analysis technique

Use techniques for the analysis and modelling of business systems

Describe how recommendations for business improvement may be identified

Describe the contents of a rigorous business case for the development and implementation of business changes

Identify costs, benefits, impacts and risks for an option in a business case

Outline

Rationale: A lifecycle for business change; The role of the Business Analyst within the lifecycle for business change; Other roles within the lifecycle for business change; Purpose of analysing and modelling business systems; The framework business analysis activities

Project discipline for business analysis studies: Terms of reference/project initiation; Business and project objectives; Deliverables from business analysis studies

Understanding the situation/issues: Stakeholder identification; Overview of investigative techniques; Representing an holistic view of the business situation

Analysing stakeholder perspectives: Stakeholder analysis; Identifying different perspectives; Defining perspectives
Analysing and modelling business activities; Developing a conceptual business activity model from a perspective; Identifying business events; Analysing business rules; Building consensus by resolving conflicts

Identifying potential solutions: Gap analysis - comparing the ideal and existing systems; Defining a new business model; Identifying IS/IT requirements to support the new business model

Making the business case: Structure of a business case; Identifying options for business change; Identifying and categorising costs and benefits; Identifying and categorising risks, Identifying impacts; The lifecycle for the business case

Case Study: A case study allows the delegates to undertake a simulated business analysis assignment

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